Wedding ceremony tomorrow

Chapter 49 The Five Stars of Creation!

in the room.

Luo Qingfeng and Nightingale looked at each other in bewilderment.

Nightingale joked, "Could it be that Teacher Cao's talent is so exceptional that he can't believe it's true?"

Luo Qingfeng didn't laugh, but looked at her seriously and said, "Sister Nightingale, did that Teacher Yuan just now have ulterior motives towards you?"

Upon hearing this, Nightingale's expression immediately changed.

She paused for a moment, then looked at him with some confusion: "How...how did you know? Do you know him?"

Luo Qingfeng shook his head and said, "I can tell. Although Teacher Cao just said that his son had taken a liking to you, it should actually be him. As soon as Sister Nightingale saw him, she lowered her head and frowned, showing great disgust and rejection. She must have known about his character for a long time, right?"

Nightingale's face immediately darkened, as if recalling something unpleasant. After hesitating for a moment, she spoke, "He somehow found out about my family and knew I needed money, so he kept trying to get it from me... Humph, after I ignored him, he actually came to me in person last time, saying that if I agreed, he would find a way to cure A-Crow's illness. I was furious that day and gave him a good scolding..."

"A few days ago, Fatty Meng complained that I didn't tell the captain you were a cultivator, and I was fined three months' worth of silver. He must have said something to the Discipline Hall, otherwise the punishment wouldn't have been so severe, and I didn't do anything wrong..."

Luo Qingfeng frowned and said, "Why not tell Teacher Cao, or report it to the higher-ups in the department?"

Nightingale lowered her head slightly and sighed, "You're new here and don't know much about his family's influence. His family members are in all three of our Southern Academy's Heavenly, Earthly, and Human Rank divisions. Although Teacher Cao has been helping me, he doesn't dare to offend him too much."

Upon hearing this, Luo Qingfeng's impression of the place plummeted.

I thought this was a place where we could fight evil and protect our homes, a place of light and glory. Who knew it would be so dark?

This proves the old saying true: wherever there are people, there is struggle and darkness.

This world is full of demons, and everyone is in danger. We should have united to eliminate them, but who would have thought it would turn out like this?

"Sister Nightingale, I..."

Luo Qingfeng was prepared to give up on entering the Demon Suppression Academy, or he could follow in the footsteps of his older cousin and find a sect to cultivate in.

But suddenly, he hesitated.

If he leaves, who will help this lonely and helpless girl who has to work hard to support her family, besides Teacher Cao?

At this moment, Cao Qin returned and said, "Steward Shangguan is at the Wangliu Tower at the entrance of the courtyard. Let's go there."

He then explained, "Qingfeng, your situation might be a bit complicated. I can't figure it out for now, so I'll have to ask Steward Shangguan to take a look."

"Let's go."

Nightingale lowered her head and touched Luo Qingfeng's sleeve, seemingly afraid that he would change his mind.

Luo Qingfeng didn't say anything more and followed them out the door.

At that moment, he suddenly had a feeling that the girl beside him seemed to be unconsciously relying on him.

After revealing the secret she had been afraid to tell anyone else, she seemed to trust and feel closer to him even more.

Luo Qingfeng looked ahead, his hand inside his sleeve slowly clenching.

The three of them descended from the attic and headed east.

Cao Qin encountered several people on the way, all of whom greeted her politely.

The South Campus covers a very large area.

It took them about the time it takes for an incense stick to burn before they reached the main gate.

However, the gate of the Demon Suppression Academy was built in a very simple manner, without any luxurious decorations. There was only an iron gate, a stone tablet, and two ancient towering pine trees at the entrance.

A large crowd had already gathered outside the door.

Most of the teachers and disciples of the South Academy wore dark blue academy uniforms, while those of the North Academy wore gray-white academy uniforms. However, regardless of whether they were from the South or North Academy, the emblem of the Demon Suppression Academy, a long sword, was embroidered on the left side of their uniforms.

The color of the longsword changes according to one's status.

Cao Qin led the two directly to the attic on the right side of the entrance.

On the fifth floor of the pavilion, seven or eight men and women dressed in dark blue and gray robes from the Demon Suppression Academy were chatting. The atmosphere of their conversation was tense. They were the people from the South Academy and the North Academy who were in charge of recruiting new disciples.

Yuan Tong, who had just left Cao Qin's place, was also standing nearby.

A disciple came forward to report: "Teacher Cao has brought two disciples and wishes to see Steward Shangguan."

A square-faced middle-aged man sitting in the middle was somewhat surprised upon hearing this. Just as he was about to get up and leave, a middle-aged man with a long beard next to him laughed and said, "Brother Shangguan, just let Teacher Cao and the others come up. Why do you have to go down? Do you perhaps have some secret that you don't want us to know?"

Upon hearing this, Shangguan Ming could only smile and said to the disciple, "Let Teacher Cao and the others come up."

At this moment, Yuan Tong leaned down and whispered a few words into the ear of the middle-aged man with the long beard.

Upon receiving the report from her disciple, Cao Qin immediately led Luo Qingfeng and Nightingale upstairs.

Upon arriving on the fifth floor, she quickly stepped forward to greet everyone, then walked to Shangguan Ming's side and whispered to him, "Steward Shangguan, I have a new disciple here who is a bit strange. I can't detect his talent, so I would like to ask Steward Shangguan to help me examine him."

Shangguan Ming was somewhat surprised upon hearing this: "Unable to detect talent?"

Cao Qin whispered again, "His talent must be extraordinary. According to Nightingale, this young man advanced from the second-star Open Heaven Realm to the fourth-star Realm in just a few days."

Upon hearing this, Shangguan Ming suddenly stood up.

The others nearby, who were already curious about the conversation between the two, quickly asked him questions when they saw his strong reaction.

The people from the North Campus couldn't help but ask as well.

"Steward Shangguan, what has startled you so much? Tell us about it."

Shangguan Ming didn't answer. He strode to the door and looked at the young man before him, saying, "What Teacher Cao just said, is it all true? You advanced from the second-star Open Heaven Realm to the fourth-star Realm in just a few days?"

These words immediately caused an uproar in the room.

Everyone, whether from the South Courtyard or the North Courtyard, stood up from their chairs at once.

"Really? He advanced from a second-star to a fourth-star in just a few days?"

"If that's the case, wouldn't he be even more powerful than those kids on the genius team?"

Everyone looked shocked.

The students from the South Campus were overjoyed, while the students from the North Campus were filled with doubt.

The two institutions have a long-standing rivalry. If the other institution acquires a good disciple, the main academy will allocate more cultivation resources and rewards to them, and they may even earn more glory than their own institution.

Shangguan Ming had no time to pay attention to them. He immediately reached out and looked at the boy in front of him, saying, "Take out your left hand. I need to check your talent."

Luo Qingfeng extended his left hand and then slowly activated the star power within his body.

He could clearly feel a gaze sweeping along the meridians of his wrist.

At that moment, he suddenly looked inward and discovered that the red bead in the sea of ​​energy had suddenly disappeared. He didn't know if it had hidden itself or gone somewhere else.

Shangguan Ming closed his eyes and checked repeatedly for a long time before slowly opening them.

The others quickly gathered around and asked, "Steward Shangguan, how was it? What's your talent?"

Shangguan Ming didn't answer. The surprise that had just appeared on his face had vanished. He frowned slightly and looked at the young man before him, asking, "Did you advance from the second star of the Open Heaven Realm to the fourth star realm through your own efforts, or did you consume something?"

Luo Qingfeng paused for a moment, then said, "I ate one pill."

Upon hearing this, Shangguan Ming understood and nodded, "Just as I suspected. That pill is probably no ordinary pill, is it?"

Luo Qingfeng lowered his head slightly and did not answer.

Shangguan Ming smiled faintly, looked at the others around him, and sighed, "Just ordinary talent. The reason he was able to advance in such a short time is because the pills forcibly stimulated all his potential. In this way, I'm afraid he will never be able to advance again."

Upon hearing this, the crowd, who had just been filled with excitement and anticipation, were immediately filled with disappointment.

"So that's how it is. It's actually relying on elixirs to forcibly stimulate one's own potential. I knew it, there aren't that many geniuses."

"Sigh, young people these days are too eager for quick success. Now look what's happened, they've ruined their potential and health, and they'll never be able to advance again."

The crowd immediately lost interest, dispersed, and returned to their original seats.

Cao Qin was somewhat embarrassed, but still unwilling to give up, and asked, "Steward Shangguan, is that really the case?"

Shangguan Ming nodded: "I was afraid of making a mistake, so I checked it several times. It's true. He relied on pills to force his way up, so his cultivation path has basically reached its end. If he tries hard in the future, he can probably only advance one more level at most. It's basically impossible for him to go any further."

Upon hearing this, Cao Qin also looked disappointed.

Nightingale stood at the doorway, unable to resist whispering, "Teacher Cao, what about him...?"

Cao Qin quickly added, "Steward Shangguan, do you think we could recruit him into our team? We can assign him some ordinary tasks."

At this moment, Yuan Tong, who was standing to the side, suddenly sneered and said, "Teacher Cao, our Southern Academy doesn't accept just anyone. What use do you think it is to have a disciple who ruins his cultivation path in pursuit of a quick advancement?"

Cao Qin looked at him coldly and said, "It's our team that wants it, not your team that wants it."

At this moment, the middle-aged man with the long beard spoke up: "Teacher Cao, this year our Southern Academy has a limited number of disciples to recruit. Although every year some teachers directly recruit disciples, it depends on whether there are enough spots. I've taken a look this year, and I estimate that there aren't enough spots. I'm in charge of recruiting new disciples this year, and I can't possibly recruit a disciple with no future just because of your personal connections, while giving up other promising disciples, can I?"

Cao Qin looked at him, her face pale, and said nothing more.

This person, named Sun Changshan, was indeed one of the people in charge of the South Academy's admissions this time, and also a deacon of the Human Rank Department, making him her superior.

Shangguan Ming hesitated for a moment: "Teacher Cao, what do you think...?"

He was also one of the people in charge of the South Campus admissions this time, but he couldn't make the decisions all by himself.

The newly recruited disciples will be personally reviewed by several elders. If a disciple with no potential for growth is recruited, while a disciple who can continue to grow is rejected, then it will be the elder's responsibility.

Cao Qin sighed softly and didn't continue speaking. She said, "Thank you for your trouble, Steward Shangguan. We won't disturb you any longer."

She turned around, looked at the boy and girl behind her, and showed an apologetic expression on her face.

Nightingale looked grim and didn't dare to speak again.

Just as they were about to leave, a tall, thin man dressed in a greyish-white robe suddenly spoke up: "Teacher Cao, this young man is wearing a scholar's robe; is he a scholar?"

Cao Qin stopped and turned around, cupping her hands in greeting, saying, "Steward Liang, he is indeed a scholar."

"Oh?"

The tall, thin man stood up from his chair, glanced at the boy by the door a few more times, and asked, "Have you ever taken the imperial examinations?"

Luo Qingfeng bowed and said, "I am just a scholar."

"A scholar?"

Liang Lizhi nodded, then suddenly laughed and said, "A scholar is acceptable. How about this, would you be interested in joining our North Academy? I am a steward of the Human Rank Department of the North Academy. We happen to need someone to help out in our library. If you are willing to go, I can recruit you directly. You can cultivate with the others there."

At this moment, Yuan Tong, who was standing to the side, suddenly smiled at the middle-aged man with a long beard, Sun Changshan, and said, "From now on, we can just give the people that the South Courtyard doesn't want to the North Courtyard, so as not to waste them."

Sun Changshan laughed and retorted sarcastically, "The North Academy has lost the Seven Stars Examination for three consecutive years and can't recruit anyone. Now they're accepting anyone who comes along, they'll take anyone."

The others in the South Campus also laughed without restraint.

There has always been a conflict between the two academies, and they always confront each other whenever they meet. Before Luo Qingfeng and his group arrived, the two sides were already mocking each other. Now that the Southern Academy has found an opportunity, they naturally don't hold back their ridicule.

The others in the North Campus all wore somber expressions.

One of the slightly overweight middle-aged men, dressed in a gray robe, couldn't help but retort, "As seniors, to ridicule someone in front of a junior—does your Southern Academy have no manners at all?"

Another woman in a gray robe said, "And they like to look down on people. How do you know that this young man won't be able to advance? Maybe he'll have another fortuitous encounter and advance two more levels?"

Sun Changshan burst into laughter: "So, it seems that all the opportunities in the world will be monopolized by your North Academy from now on?"

The others in the South Campus also burst into laughter.

Liang Lizhi didn't interrupt, but continued looking at the young man before him, asking, "Would you like to join our North Campus?"

Before Luo Qingfeng could reply, Nightingale was already secretly tugging at his sleeve, whispering, "Yes, say yes quickly..."

Luo Qingfeng bowed his head and clasped his hands respectfully, saying, "This disciple is willing."

Liang Lizhi nodded, said nothing more, walked to the table and sat down, picked up a pen, opened the notebook on the table and said, "Name, place of origin, address, current cultivation level, family, please state them all."

Nightingale quickly answered on his behalf: "Luo Qingfeng, from Qingquan Town, Wangxing County, address... not available. Current cultivation level: Open Heaven Fourth Star, family..."

Luo Qingfeng suddenly spoke up, "Deacon Liang, if someone is a fifth-level Open Heaven cultivator, can the academy provide accommodation?"

Liang Lizhi was taken aback when he heard this.

Hearing this, the others couldn't help but laugh.

Yuan Tong looked at him with a mocking expression, seeing his poor appearance in his tattered scholar's robe.

"Can."

Liang Lizhi thought for a moment, nodded, and was about to write down the words "Fourth Star of the Creation Realm" when Luo Qingfeng suddenly said, "Then I am now the Fifth Star of the Creation Realm."

The room fell silent immediately after he said that.

(End of this chapter)